University of Missouri Student Body President Payton Head issued a chilling warning of a “confirmed” Ku Klux Klan presence on campus Tuesday — only to admit it was not true hours later.
He quickly sparked panic with a Facebook post claiming he was actively working with “the MUPD, the state trooper and the National Guard” on the so-called threat.
An official with the University of Missouri Police Department refuted the claim a short time later, telling TheBlaze there is “no Ku Klux Klan on campus.”
Head eventually deleted his post on the KKK scare. The scrubbing was followed by a full apology for spreading misinformation.
“I take completely blame and fault for my actions,” he later tweeted.
The online emergency information center for the University of Missouri urged students not to spread false rumors.
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